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SectionOffencePunishmentCognizable or non-cognizableBailable or non-bailableBy what court triable
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CHAPTER XI - FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

216 A

Harbouring robbers or dacoits

Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

CognizableBailableMagistrate of the first
class.
217

Public servant disobeying a direction of law with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Non-cognizableDittoAny Magistrate
218

Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture.

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

Cognizable Ditto Magistrate of the first
class.
219

Public servant in a judicial proceeding corruptly making and pronouncing an order, report, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law.

Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.

Non-cognizable Ditto Ditto.
220

Commitment for trial or confinement by a person having authority, who knows that he is acting contrary to law.

Ditto

Ditto DittoDitto.
221

Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend an offender, if the offence be capital.

 

Imprisonment for 7 years, with or without fine.

 

According as the
offence in relation to which
such omission
has been made is
cognizable or
non-cognizable.

 

Ditto

 

Ditto.

 

If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.

 

Imprisonment for 3 years, with or without fine.

 

cognizable

 

Ditto

 

Ditto.

 

If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.

Imprisonment for 2 years, with or without fine.

DittoDittoDitto.
222

Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend person under sentence of a Court of Justice if under sentence of death.

 

Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 14 years, with or without fine.

 

Ditto

 

Non-bailable

 

Court of Session.

 

If under sentence of imprisonment 10 years, or upwards.

 

Imprisonment for 7 years, with or without fine.

 

Ditto

 

Ditto

 

Magistrate of the first
class.

 

If under sentence of imprisonment for less than 10 years or lawfully committed to custody.

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

DittoBailableDitto.
223

Escape from confinement negligently suffered by a public servant.

 Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Non-cognizableDittoAny Magistrate.
224

Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

CognizableDittoDitto.
225

Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any person, or rescuing him from lawful custody.

 

Ditto

 

Ditto

 

Ditto

 

Ditto.

 

If charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.

 

Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

 

Ditto

 

Non-bailable

 

Magistrate of the first
class.

 

If charged with a capital offence

 

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

 

Ditto

 

Ditto.

 

Ditto.

 

If the person is sentenced to imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, or upwards.

 

Ditto.

 

Ditto

 

Ditto.

 

Ditto.

 

If under sentence of death

Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and
fine.

CognizableNon-bailableCourt of Session.
225 A

Omission to apprehend, or
sufferance of escape on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for :-

 

    

(a) in case of intentional omission or sufferance.

 

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

 

Non-cognizable

 

Bailable

 

Magistrate of the first
class.

 

(b) in case of negligent omission or sufferance.

Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

DittoDittoAny Magistrate.
225 B

Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in case not otherwise provided for.

Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.

CognizableDittoDitto.
227

Violation of condition of remission of punishment.

Punishment of original sentence, or if part of punishment
has been undergone, the residue.

Ditto Non-bailable The Court by which the
original Offence was
triable.
228

Intentional insult or interruption to a public servant sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding.

Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both.

Non-cognizable
 
Bailable The Court in which the
offence is committed
subject to the provisions
of Chapter XXVI
228 A

Disclose of identity of the victim of the certain offences, etc.

 

Imprisonment for 2 years and fine.

 

Cognizable

 

Bailable

 

Any Magistrate.

 

Printing or publication of a proceeding without prior permission of court.

Ditto

Ditto Ditto Ditto.
229

Personation of a juror or assessor.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine; or both.

Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the
first class.

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